title: Tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and cessation counseling training of dental students around the world.
abstract: The Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) has been conducted among third-year dental students in schools in forty-four countries, the Gaza Strip/West Bank, and three cities (Baghdad, Rio de Janeiro, and Havana) (all called "sites" in this article). In more than half the sites, over 20 percent of the students currently smoked cigarettes, with males having higher rates than females in thirty sites. Over 60 percent of students reported having been exposed to secondhand smoke in public places in thirty-seven of forty-eight sites. The majority of students recognized that they are role models in society and believed they should receive training on counseling patients to quit using tobacco, but few reported receiving formal training. Tobacco control efforts must discourage tobacco use among dentists, promote smoke-free workplaces, and implement programs that train dentists in effective cessation-counseling techniques.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K-50, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. wcw1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Dhirendra N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lea
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011159:Population Surveillance; D024382:Professional Role; D016730:Program Development; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution